DAVID LUIZ admits that he saw Ander Herrera handle the ball in the lead up to Man United's opening goal against Chelsea on Sunday.

Chelsea's title hopes were dented at the weekend after losing 2-0 to Manchester United with Tottenham closing the gap to just four points.

Marcus Rashford gave United the lead early on but referee Bobby Madley missed what appeared to be a clear handball from Herrera in the build-up to the goal.

The Spain international went on to double United's lead after the break to put the game out of reach for Chelsea.

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David Luiz refused to blame the referee for not blowing up for a handball from Herrera

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Herrera appeared to handle the ball in the build up to Marcus Rashford's opener

Chelsea knew a win against United could have all but sewn up the Premier League title for this season with just six games remaining.

But instead of pointing the finger at the referee, Luiz was critical of his side for making too many mistakes of their own.

"I saw it but we can say the referee did not see it, and they played a counter-attack with the free ball and behind the line you cannot make a foul or you will get a red card," Luiz told Chelsea's official website.

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